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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meticulous when it comes to creating lists, what does the narrator log after servicing his car?
(a) Date, time, and battery model number.
(b) Date, time, and paint batch number.
(c) Month, day, year, and length of car wash.
(d) Mileage, date, and gasoline volume.

2. In response to the intrusion upon the conversation between him and the narrator, what does the cashier do?
(a) Shows the approaching individual the "Closed" sign.
(b) Turns off the cubicle light.
(c) Takes out his pepper spray.
(d) Hugs the individual who approached them.

3. Does the cashier understand the suggestions the narrator gives him in a Sri Lankan language?
(a) He pretends he does not understand.
(b) No, he doesn't.
(c) No, but he pretends he understands.
(d) He understands some.

4. What about Mr. Salgado captivates young Triton when they first meet?
(a) His unusual glasses.
(b) His gentle voice.
(c) His colorful shirts.
(d) His ever-present smile.

5. What is the narrator doing as the story opens?
(a) Replacing the battery of his car.
(b) Painting his car.
(c) Washing his car.
(d) Filling the tank of his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. The region of Sri Lanka that the cashier comes from is once what?

2. How does Triton try to protect himself from Joseph when he's left alone with him in the house?

3. What does the word "kolla" mean in Sinhala?

4. When Joseph leaves and Triton is left alone in the house, how does the boy feel?

5. Among the many new tasks Mr. Salgado gives Joseph in preparation for his absence due to a trip, the most significant is ___.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the gas station cashier want the narrator to speak with his boss?

2. Why is young Triton brought to Mr. Salgado's home?

3. When the cashier asks the narrator if he lives close by, what does the man reply?

4. Where does this story begin?

5. What happens when Mr. Salgado returns home from his trip to the tea estate?

6. What are young Triton's main duties at Mr. Salgado's house?

7. At the start of the story, who does the narrator speak with?

8. What happens in 1962, when Triton's narration begins?

9. When he is a boy, why does Triton regard Mr. Salgado's house as the "center of the universe"?

10. In "Part 1, Kolla", why is Triton left alone in Mr. Salgado's house?

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